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Nichols Bison football
The Nichols Bison football team represents Nichols College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bison are members of the Commonwealth Coast football (CCC Football), fielding its team in the CCC Football since 1972 when it was named the New England Football Conference (NEFC). The Bison play their home games at Vendetti Field in Dudley, Massachusetts.[2][3]
| Nichols Bison football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1932 |
| Athletic director | Jack Hayes |
| Head coach | Dale Olmsted 9th season, 27–53 (.338) |
| Stadium | Vendetti Field (capacity: 2,000) |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Dudley, Massachusetts |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | CCC Football |
| Past conferences | Independent (1932–1942, 1947–1971) ECFC (1992–1997) |
| All-time record | 261–347–11 (.431) |
| Conference titles | 5 NEFC (1973–1976, 1978) |
| Division titles | 1 NEFC Boyd Division (2001) |
| Colors | Black and green[1] |
| Mascot | Bison |
| Website | nicholsathletics.com |
Their head coach is Dale Olmsted, who took over the position for the 2014 season.[4]
Conference affiliations Edit
- Independent (1932–1942, 1947–1971)
- New England Football Conference (1972–1991)
- Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (1992–1997)
- New England Football Conference / Commonwealth Coast football (1998–present)
List of head coaches Edit
Key Edit
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches Edit
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | 1932–1942 | — | — | — | — | — | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Hal Chalmers | 1947–1958 | 68 | 25 | 38 | 5 | 0.404 | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Harry Gaffney | 1959–1961 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.412 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Michael Vendetti | 1962–1985 | 191 | 103 | 83 | 5 | 0.552 | 65 | 43 | 2 | 0.600 |
| 5 | Jack Charney | 1986–1992 | 63 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 0.548 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0.500 |
| 6 | Jim Crowley | 1993–1995 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0.111 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0.105 |
| 7 | Jim Foster | 1996–1998 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0.310 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0.294 |
| 8 | Bill Carven[8] | 1999–2010 | 115 | 51 | 64 | 0 | 0.443 | 34 | 41 | 0 | 0.455 |
| 9 | Kevin Loney[9] | 2011–2013 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0.069 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0.048 |
| 10 | Dale Olmsted[10] | 2014–present | 80 | 27 | 53 | 0 | 0.338 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 0.250 |
Year-by-year results since 1947 Edit
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Nichols Bison | ||||||||||||||
| 1947 | 1947 | Hal Chalmers | NCAA | — | Independent | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | ||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1949 | 1949 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1951 | 1951 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1952 | 1952 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1955 | 1955 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1956 | 1956 | College Division | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1957 | 1957 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | Harry Gaffney | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1962 | 1962 | Michael Vendetti | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1966 | 1966 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1971 | 1971 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | NEFC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 1 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 6 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 6 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8th | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | Jack Charney | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1987 | 1987 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd (North) | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3rd (North) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th (North) | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4th (North) | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd (North) | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | ECFC | 7 | 1 | 1 | T–2nd | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1993 | 1993 | Jim Crowley | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | Division II | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1995 | 1995 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | Jim Foster | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | Division III | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1998 | 1998 | NEFC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th (Blue) | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1999 | 1999 | Bill Carven | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4th (Blue) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2000 | 2000 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd (Boyd) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1st (Boyd) | 5 | 0 | 0 | Division champions | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd (Boyd) | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd (Boyd) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th (Boyd) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7th (Boyd) | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd (Boyd) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd (Boyd) | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8th (Boyd) | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th (Boyd) | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th (Boyd) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | Kevin Loney | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8th (Boyd) | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–6th (Boyd) | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | Dale Olmsted | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2015 | 2015 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | CCC Football | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| No team in 2020 due to COVID-19. | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Dale Olmsted | NCAA | Division III | CCC Football | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | — | — | |||||||||||
Notes Edit
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[5]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[6]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[7]
References Edit
- ^ "Style Guide". Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "Facilities". Nichols College Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Nichols College receives gift from DCD Automotive for new video scoreboard". Nichols College. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ Rendell, Rick. "Millis-Hopedale football coach Olmsted leaves for Nichols College". MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "Carven Steps Down After 12 Years at Helm of Football Program". Nichols College Athletics. December 13, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Loney Named Head Football Coach". Nichols College Athletics. January 24, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Millis' Olmsted to take over at Nichols College". ESPN.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
External links Edit
- Official website